Latin for Lawyers

L ATIN FOR L AWYERS

FUNGIBLE [L. fungor, fungi / to perform] The quality of being so identical to other objects of the same general nature and description as to be indistiguishable from them; e.g., grains of sand, peas in a pod, etc. Originally applied to such objects as grain or gravel to permit ease of performance in satisying an obligation to deliver similar goods, it is now also applied to shares of stock of one company of the same class and value. See IN SPECIE FURANDI ANIMUS [L. furari / to steal + animus / the soul, heart, center of feeling; the mind] With intent to steal. FURIOSI NULLA VOLUNTAS EST A madman has no free will. FUROR BREVIS [L. furor / madness, insanity + brevis / short, sudden] Sudden anger. FURTUM MANIFESTUM [L. furtum / theft, robbery + manifestus / palpable, evident] Open and notorious theft. To be caught in a theft. FURTUM OBLATUM The crime of selling stolen property. To receive stolen property. FUTURE [L. futurus / future participle of sum , esse / to be or exist] Coming after the present moment. Time that has yet to come. Future dam ages are damages awarded to a plaintiff to anticipate the effect upon him in the future of personal injuries incurred by him. A futures contract is a con tract traded on a commodities exchange providing for delivery of a commod ity at a specified future date at a fixed price. The subject of Future Interests is the study of interests in real and personal property which will be possessed or enjoyed in the future and not at present.

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